Mo Amin's 11 Most Iconic Awards

In 1969 Mo Amin received his first major award. He was named British Cameraman of the Year for his coverage of the assassination of the Kenyan politician Tom Mboya. Mo's pictures of Mboya will forever be etched in the minds of Kenyans. 

In 1984, Mo Amin received the Royal Television Society Journalism Award for his coverage of the Ethiopian famine. He had travelled to Korem in northern Ethiopia with BBC journalist Michael Buerk to cover what he later would describe as the "closest thing to hell on earth."

Mo Amin received the Royal Television Society Journalism Award with BBC journalist Michael Buerk. They had collaborated on several occasions but it was their work on the Ethiopian famine that would move the world. 

In 1985, Mo Amin was presented with the Gold Hugo Award for his documentary "African Calvary" which highlighted the famine in Ethiopia. He later said that what he had witnessed in his 25 years of covering wars, disasters, riots, and even the previous Ethiopian famine, could not have prepared him for what he saw in 1984. 

In 1986, Mo Amin received the Valiant for Truth Award for "conveying true facts and opinions to the public" for his coverage of the Ethiopian famine. His story made the world wake up, and inspired Bob Geldof and many others to take action. 

Salvation Army leader Dame Eva Burrows presented Mo Amin with Britain's most coveted media award, the Valiant For Truth trophy. He was recognised for his continuing work in bringing the plight of the hungry and the homeless to the world's attention.

In 1987, Mo Amin was presented with an award by the Chicago International Film Festival. He was recognised for his documentary titled "Give Me Shelter". This documentary looked at issues of the homeless around the world and was filmed in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

In 1991, Mo Amin received the Judges Award for Television Journalism from the Royal Television Society. He was recognised for his contribution to television news which is he covered with extraordinary dedication. 

On Kenya's Independence Day in 1993, Mo Amin was recognised for his services to photojournalism by President Daniel Arap Moi. 

In 1992, Mo Amin travelled to London to receive an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II. He was recognised for his services to photojournalism and humanity in Africa.

In 1984, the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) awarded Mo Amin the Best Actuality Coverage for the Ethiopian Famine story.